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Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Broward County: licensed businesses
Active food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage licenses placed in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea from DBPR's license files, by type, with new licenses by month.
Active licenses as of DBPR's extracts of Sep 28, 2026 (food service), Sep 28, 2026 (lodging) and Oct 1, 2026 (alcoholic beverages). New lodging licenses exclude vacation rentals, which have their own count.
New licenses
New licenses by monthLauderdale-by-the-Sea12 months to Aug 2026: Food service 1; Lodging, except vacation rentals n/a; Vacation rentals n/a; Alcoholic beverages 8
New food service and lodging licenses by the month DBPR approved them, from the new establishment files, initial licenses only. Alcoholic beverage licenses by the month first issued, licenses still active only, so earlier years understate openings. A month inside a published file with no new license is zero; a month no file covers is left blank. Closures recorded since the first extract: Food service 0, Lodging, except vacation rentals 0, Vacation rentals 0, Alcoholic beverages 0.
New licenses by month, last 12 months
| Month | Food service | Lodging, except vacation rentals | Vacation rentals | Alcoholic beverages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 months | 1 | n/a | n/a | 8 |
n/a: no published file covers the month. See the explained gaps on the sources page.
Active licenses by type
| License type | Division | Code | Active | DBPR summary | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food service, seating | Food service | 2010-SEAT | 35 | ||
| Mobile food dispensing vehicle | Food service | 2014-MFDV | 2 | ||
| Hotel | Lodging | 2001-HOTL | 5 | ||
| Motel | Lodging | 2002-MOTL | 23 | ||
| Nontransient apartment | Lodging | 2003-NAPT | 30 | ||
| Transient apartment | Lodging | 2003-TAPT | 22 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, collective | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-CLCT | 1 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, group | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-GRP | 6 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, single | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-SNGL | 17 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, collective | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-CLCT | 5 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, group | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-GRP | 5 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, single | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-SNGL | 43 | ||
| Caterer | Alcoholic beverages | 13CT | 1 | ||
| Beer and wine, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 2APS | 4 | ||
| Beer and wine, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 2COP | 11 | ||
| Liquor package store (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 3PS | 1 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP | 3 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special hotel or motel | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-S | 2 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special food service (restaurant) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SFS | 9 |
Temporary event food vendors are in DBPR's file but not its summary, and are not counted. An alcohol license is active at primary status 20, Current; DBPR publishes no current alcohol summary to compare with.
Hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and transient apartments
Every active license of these types here, with the rental units DBPR records. Apartments, rooming houses and vacation rentals are counted above and listed in the county CSV.
| Name | Type | Address | Units | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCEAN BEACH PALACE HOTEL | Motel | 4041 N OCEAN BLVD, FORT LAUDERDALE 33308 | 133 | MOT1600497 |
| PLUNGE BEACH RESORT | Hotel | 4660 N OCEAN DR, LAUDERDALE BYTHE SEA 33308 | 89 | HOT1608157 |
| SHORE HAVEN RESORT INN | Motel | 4433 OCEAN DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 68 | MOT1602922 |
| PLUNGE BEACH RESORT | Hotel | 4660 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE BYTHE SEA 33308 | 50 | HOT1620858 |
| OCEAN REEF HOTEL | Motel | 4011 N OCEAN BLVD, FORT LAUDERDALE 33308 | 49 | MOT1612560 |
| SEA LORD OCEAN FRONT HOTEL | Motel | 4140 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 48 | MOT1603020 |
| BLUE STRAWBERRY BY THE SEA | Motel | 4208 N OCEAN DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 36 | MOT1603331 |
| BEACHSIDE VILLAGE RESORT | Motel | 4553 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 30 | MOT1603330 |
| SEA GLASS BEACH PLACE LLC | Hotel | 4245 N OCEAN DRIVE, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 30 | HOT1620944 |
| SEASIDE VILLAS | Motel | 4321, 4325, EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 30 | MOT1620929 |
| PLUNGE BEACH RESORT | Hotel | 4640-4644 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 27 | HOT1620873 |
| HORIZON BY THE SEA INN | Motel | 4229 N OCEAN DR, LAUDERDALE BY THE SE 33308 | 25 | MOT1602053 |
| BWC CATHEDRAL STREET LLC | Transient apartment | 4552 BOUGAINVILLA DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 24 | TAP1621814 |
| 4605 N OCEAN DR LLC | Motel | 4605 N OCEAN DR, LAUDERDALE BY THE SE 33308 | 20 | MOT1601745 |
| BREAKAWAY INN GUESTHOUSE MOTEL | Motel | 4457 POINCIANA ST, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 18 | MOT1601405 |
| DEEJAY BEACH RESORT APARTMENTS | Transient apartment | 4617 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 18 | TAP1601092 |
| HIGH NOON APARTMENT MOTEL | Motel | 4424 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 18 | MOT1603143 |
| SEA GARDEN BY THE SEA | Transient apartment | 4625 N OCEAN DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 17 | TAP1603055 |
| SEAFOAM APTS | Transient apartment | 4408 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 16 | TAP1601954 |
| TROPIC SEAS RESORT | Motel | 4616 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 16 | MOT1604194 |
| CASTLE BY THE SEA MOTEL | Motel | 4520 N OCEAN DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 15 | MOT1603111 |
| SANTA BARBARA INN | Motel | 4301 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 13 | MOT1602100 |
| BEST FLORIDA RESORT | Motel | 4628 N OCEAN DR, LAUDERDALE BY THE SE 33308 | 12 | MOT1602337 |
| BLUE SEA APARTMENTS | Transient apartment | 4525 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 12 | TAP1601128 |
| CORAL KEY MOTEL | Motel | 4601 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 12 | MOT1602082 |
| GREAT ESCAPE BY LOWKL | Motel | 4620 N OCEAN DR, LAUDERDALE BY THE SE 33308 | 12 | MOT1602846 |
| SAPPHIRE BY THE SEA LLC | Motel | 4553 BOUGAINVILLA DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 12 | MOT1602516 |
| SEA CLIFF APARTMENTS | Transient apartment | 4201 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 12 | TAP1602491 |
| TIDES INN | Motel | 4628 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 12 | MOT1602553 |
| EL MAR A BOUTIQUE HOTEL | Transient apartment | 4433 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 11 | TAP1603110 |
| LA MER MOTEL | Motel | 4529 N. OCEAN DRIVE, LAUDERDALE BY THE SE 33308 | 11 | MOT1600393 |
| OCEAN TREASURE SFP LLC | Motel | 4308 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 11 | MOT1620912 |
| 4655 PULSO LLC | Transient apartment | 4655 BOUGAINVILLA DR, LAUDERDALE BY THE SE 33308 | 10 | TAP1604248 |
| SEASTAR SILVANA LLC | Transient apartment | 4340 SEAGRAPE DR, FORT LAUDERDALE 33308 | 10 | TAP1604436 |
| SEA ECHO MOTEL | Motel | 4209 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 9 | MOT1620922 |
| COURTYARD VILLA | Motel | 4312 EL MAR DR, FORT LAUDERDALE 33308 | 8 | MOT1616961 |
| LOST SHAKER BY THE SEA | Hotel | 4562 BOUGAINVILLA DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 8 | HOT1620950 |
| 4145 BY THE SEA | Transient apartment | 4145 BOUGAINVILLEA DRIVE, LAUDERDALE BYTHESEA 33308 | 7 | TAP1621253 |
| SEA SPRAY INN | Transient apartment | 4245 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 7 | TAP1601288 |
| WAYNE TEAGUE | Transient apartment | 4344 N OCEAN DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 7 | TAP1605343 |
| JANNEY APARTMENTS | Transient apartment | 4141 BOUGAINVILLA DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 6 | TAP1602330 |
| JAVIER OCAMPO | Transient apartment | 4549 BOUGANVILLA DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 6 | TAP1600736 |
| NAUTILUS | Transient apartment | 4432 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 6 | TAP1601975 |
| SUNNY SHORES INN & SUITES | Transient apartment | 4213 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE BY THE SE 33308 | 6 | TAP1602569 |
| PERRIN SMITH ENTERPRISES, LLC | Transient apartment | 4636 BOUGAINVILLA DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 5 | TAP1621543 |
| 4228 VILLAS | Transient apartment | 4228 SEA GRAPE DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 4 | TAP1614683 |
| SEAGRAPE VILLA BELLA | Transient apartment | 4324 SEAGRAPE DR 1-4, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 4 | TAP1621583 |
| SEAWARD | Transient apartment | 4128 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 4 | TAP1621022 |
| OCEANSIDE MIST LLC | Transient apartment | 4209 - 4215 SEAGRAPE DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 3 | TAP1621228 |
| HIGH NOON BEACH HOUSE | Transient apartment | 4416 EL MAR DR, LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE 33308 | 1 | TAP1620757 |
Of 225 active licenses here, 225 are placed in a city by their geocoded location (25 matched exactly by the Census geocoder) and 0 by the city name as filed, where the address could not be placed. Unincorporated means outside every Census incorporated place in the county.
Sources on this page
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation: public food service license files, public lodging license files (Division of Hotels and Restaurants, one file per district, refreshed weekly) and the retail alcoholic beverage license file (Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco). Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- Validated against DBPR's own summaries on every build: the statewide license summary (HR400A, dated Oct 1, 2026) and the county license and unit summary (HR400C, dated Oct 1, 2026), by license type, within 1.5% or 15 licenses for the days between the weekly extract and the monthly summary. The retail alcohol file is compared with DBPR's all licensees file, series by series and county by county, exactly. The last alcohol count DBPR posted by county is dated July 1, 2021 and is carried in the published counts download.
- Locations. Every license address was geocoded with the US Census Bureau batch geocoder (current benchmark) and placed in a Census incorporated place (TIGERweb, retrieved 2026-10-01) by point in polygon. DBPR publishes no GIS layer of its licenses.
- Sources and methods.
Download the data
Broward County licenses CSV Every license, statewide (CSV, gzip) New licenses CSV (gzip) DBPR published counts CSV
One row per license with its type, status, address, county, geocoded coordinates, the city it was placed in and how. The new licenses file has every approval with its month; the published counts file has every figure from DBPR's summaries since 2017.